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In a joint statement, Kerry and Boxer said their efforts to craft the legislation were "moving along well" but that they now hoped to "introduce our bill later in September."
They cited the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, Kerry's August hip replacement surgery, and the pitched political battle over Obama's push to remake US health care as causes for the delay.
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "fully expects the Senate to have ample time to consider this comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation before the end of the year," said his spokesman, Jim Manley.
The House of Representatives has passed its version of the bill in late June. If, as expected, the Senate passes a different version, the two chambers would have to thrash out a compromise before legislation can go to Obama to be signed into law.
Kerry has said he hopes that key Senate committees will have acted on the bill before global climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.
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They cited the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, Kerry's August hip replacement surgery, and the pitched political battle over Obama's push to remake US health care as causes for the delay.
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "fully expects the Senate to have ample time to consider this comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation before the end of the year," said his spokesman, Jim Manley.
The House of Representatives has passed its version of the bill in late June. If, as expected, the Senate passes a different version, the two chambers would have to thrash out a compromise before legislation can go to Obama to be signed into law.
Kerry has said he hopes that key Senate committees will have acted on the bill before global climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.
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